Rabies Encephalitis in Malaria-Endemic Area, Malawi, Africa

Mallewa, Macpherson; Fooks, Anthony R.; Banda, Daniel; Chikungwa, Patrick; Mankhambo, Limangeni; Molyneux, Elizabeth; Molyneux, Malcolm E.; Solomon, Tom

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Rabies Encephalitis in Malaria-Endemic Area, Malawi, Africa

Published Date:

Jan 2007

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(1):136-139.

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Mallewa, Macpherson ; Fooks, Anthony R. ; Banda, Daniel ; Chikungwa, Patrick ; Mankhambo, Limangeni ; ... More ▼

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In a malaria-endemic area of Africa, rabies was an important cause of fatal central nervous system infection, responsible for 14 (10.5%) of 133 cases. Four patients had unusual clinical manifestations, and rabies was only diagnosed postmortem. Three (11.5%) of 26 fatal cases originally attributed to cerebral malaria were due to rabies.

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Journal Article

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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G116/194/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom
Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom

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